Books
Keeping the art and craft of bookbinding alive
I went down something of an Instagram rabbithole this week. For some people it's watching cooking or pots being made. For me it's been bookbinding. So meditative, many craft elements are combined. Audio
Fast Favorites with Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku
Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku is an art historian, curator and writer who has been a trailblazer in the public representation of culture in Aotearoa New Zealand over seven decades. Audio
Book review: Nor The Years Condemn by Robin Hyde
Elisabeth Easther reviews Nor The Years Condemn by Robin Hyde, published by Otago University Press. Audio
Bookmarks with author Naomi Arnold
It's time for Bookmarks and today award-winning nature and science writer Naomi Arnold joins Jesse. Naomi is a keen tramper, last year she fulfilled a 20-year dream of walking Te Araroa - the hiking… Audio
Book review: Terrier, Worrier: A Poem in Five Parts
Stella Chrysostomou from VOLUME Books reviews Terrier, Worrier: A Poem in Five Parts by Anna Jackson, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Book review: Murderland by Caroline Fraser
Phil Vine reviews Murderland by Caroline Fraser, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
How charitable trust Story Store is getting more kids reading
Auckland-based charitable trust Story Store collects second-hand children's books and distributes them to school libraries. Audio
Book review: Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka
Dean Bedford reviews Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Fast Favourites: Writer, academic and plus-size model Kaarina Parker
Writer, academic and plus-size model, Kaarina Parker will be walking in this year's Fashion Week. It coincides with RNZ's new documentary series, Cutting The Curve, which looks at the new era of diet… Audio
Trapped in a cave with nothing but rotting bait, rusty water
Northland fisherman Cliff Barnes, 80, has had more brushes with death than most of us have had hot fish dinners.
Gwyneth: The Biography
Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last thirty years: her influence spanning entertainment, fashion and wellness. Audio
Who is New Zealand's new Poet Laureate?
Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) of Ōamaru has been announced as Poet Laureate for the next three years.
What next for Ponsonby's Dorothy Butler Bookstore?
New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Audio
Book review: The Middle of Nowhere by Rosemary Baird
Harry Broad reviews The Middle of Nowhere by Rosemary Baird, published by Canterbury University Press. Audio
The Reread with Chris Tse
On the eve of a new poet laureate being announced, current-reigning laureate Chris Tse joins Mark Leishman for his reread of Raymond Carver's 1981 collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love… Audio
Book review: The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do
Lynn Freeman reviews The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do, published by Macmillan Publishers. Audio
Book review: Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley
Cynthia Morahan reviews Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Book Critic: The implications of AI on writing
Pip Adam has been reading and thinking a lot about how AI could affect writing. She shares books that offer insights to AI and that show how important human writers are. Empire of AI: Dreams and… Audio
Book review : Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025: Breath
Sally Battson from The Next Chapter reviews Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025: Breath, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Grant Robertson opens up about his life
Former Finance Minister Grant Robertson has opened up about his early life, and his political journey in a new memoir. Audio
